Bill C-12, the Liberal government's net-zero emissions accountability act, could be a landmark law in the history of Canada's efforts to combat climate change. If the bill fails to pass before then, long-held hopes for climate accountability legislation in Canada could hang in the balance during a fall federal election. Second, there's the fact that the Conservatives haven't committed to implementing climate accountability legislation if they form the next government. So proponents of a climate accountability law can't be sure of what they would get if C-12 doesn't receive royal assent this month. If C-12 were to die on the order paper, it would add another chapter of woe to the ill-fated history of climate accountability legislation in Canada.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2021 08:00 UTC